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"You know what's so great about you? You're real. You don't pretend like you've got it all figured out, like everyone else".
I think that quote encapsulates this movie perfectly. What a wonderful gem of a little indie, quirky, offbeat dramedy. I've really gotten into these type of movies the last few years or so, as I've gotten older and realized that, unlike others (or at least unlike they let on), while they seem to have it all figured out, I still seem as lost and searching as ever. And I'm ok with that. So as I've come to know and have survived (so far!) the disappointments of life, these movie plots and characters, of basically good hearted but flawed people looking for meaning, their place in the world, etc and struggling really speaks to me.
I loved both the leads - Tim and Janice - and related to them about equally, as I tend to do, as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), INFP (Meyers-Briggs), introvert, and empath type guy. Tim's desire to follow his own path in life and Janice's shyness and awkwardness around others, as well as her failing to meet societal and familial expectations. I love how they made her the younger sister, too, since all too often the stereotype is the older sibling is the one all "put together" and the younger is the "mess", so I love how that's reversed here (despite Janice being adopted, but still - pretty cool). If only it was as easy standing up to family as it is when Janice does it in the movie, but I still loved that moment and felt so proud of her, realistic or not (the family seems to finally "magically" understand her as soon as she shows some assertiveness - I wish it was that simple in real life, I really do, but alas...).
Verdict: I loved and completely related to the story of 2 social misfits trying to succeed and survive and find their place in an "alpha" world that's sadly all too often about winning, success, competition, and "the bottom line", and too rarely about individuality, being yourself, and following your heart/your own path and having empathy for those of us who are "different" both by choice and because we have no choice (its complicated, haha). My all time favorite dramedy - I honestly can't recommend this enough. Just wish it wasn't unfairly (IMO) billed as a rom-com, since I feel that does the film a great injustice as its so much more than that (nothing against rom-coms!), and speaks to the heart of "the rest of us" who are currently or who have ever felt at least a little bit lost and alienated by life and the modern world. Like Tim, I've tried to follow my own path in life as well (just wish it paid better!) and, if you relate/agree with me at all, you can find me most often these days at twitter dot com/ShyLivesMatter Peace :)
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